Buffalo Chicken Meatballs with Bleu Cheese Yogurt Dip
Delicious and easy buffalo chicken meatballs served with a creamy bleu cheese dip for the perfect party appetizer! These healthy buffalo chicken meatballs are made with lean ground chicken, simple mix-ins, and your fav buffalo sauce. Options to make them mild or spicy for guests, and easy to double for a larger crowd!
Servings 6 servings
Calories 271cal
Ingredients
- ½ batch bleu cheese yogurt dip
- For the buffalo chicken meatballs:
- 1 pound lean ground chicken (around 93% lean is best)
- 1 egg
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup finely diced cilantro
- 3 tablespoons buffalo sauce (mild, medium or hot!)
- 1 medium carrot, finely shredded
- 2 tablespoons finely diced green onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- For tossing:
- ⅓ cup buffalo sauce
- To garnish:
- Diced green onion
- Diced cilantro
Instructions
- Start by making the bleu cheese yogurt dip. Store in the fridge until ready to serve.
- Preheat the oven: to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Form the meatballs: in a large bowl, add the ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, cilantro, buffalo sauce, shredded carrot, diced green onion, garlic and salt and pepper; mix until well combined. Use clean hands to form into 20 meatballs. Place meatballs on the prepared pan and bake for 12-15 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F.
- Tip for forming meatballs: keep a small bowl of water to dip your hands in before forming each meatball. It makes it so much easier!
- Once meatballs are done, add to a large bowl and gently toss or spoon on ⅓ cup buffalo sauce. Serve immediately and garnish with scallions/cilantro. Feel free to drizzle or dip the meatballs in the bleu cheese yogurt sauce and serve celery and carrot sticks on the side.
Notes
If you are serving a larger crowd, I recommend doubling the meatballs and dip. This recipe tends to serve 5-6 people as an appetizer.
If you want to keep these warm, you can simply add the fully cooked meatballs with about ½ cup buffalo sauce to a slow cooker (step 5) and place them on warm so people can serve themselves over a period of time. I love serving with toothpicks!
Nutrition
Serving: 3meatballs with dip | Calories: 271cal | Carbohydrates: 10.4g | Protein: 21.9g | Fat: 15.6g | Saturated Fat: 4.7g | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 3.7g